DATE:  1-23-06

CONTACT:  Donna Arterburn, (864) 656-0605
e-mail: donna@strom.clemson.edu

WRITER:  Peter Kent, (864) 650-7899
e-mail: peter.kent@clemsonews.clemson.edu


MUSC PRESIDENT DR. GREENBERG MAKES HOUSE CALL TO CLEMSON

CLEMSON - South Carolina's pre-eminent doctor makes a house call at Clemson this week. Dr. Raymond Greenberg, president of the Medical University of South Carolina, will speak at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Brooks Center for the Performing Arts.

Clemson President Jim Barker will introduce his counterpart from Charleston. The presentation is open to the public and free of charge.

Dr. Greenberg, who became the eighth president of MUSC in January 2000, will present his thoughts on education and leadership in the Palmetto State. The title of his talk will be "Take Two Aspirins and Call South Carolina in the Morning."

"In order to appreciate the role of education in building leadership for the future of South Carolina, lessons are drawn from our state's past," says Dr. Greenberg. "Specifically, the renowned Upstate preparatory school, the Willington Academy, and its founder, the Rev. Moses Waddel, helped to shape the careers of many of our 19th century leaders, the most celebrated of whom was John C. Calhoun. Another alumnus, James Louis Petigru, left a legacy of personal integrity and civic responsibility that can and should inspire future generations of South Carolinians."

The Calhoun Lecture Series of Clemson University, under the aegis of the Strom Thurmond Institute, is designed to bring to campus outstanding national and international lecturers. The goal of the series is to build knowledge and provoke thought among the public and the students of Clemson and surrounding institutions of higher learning. Additionally, the speakers become more familiar with South Carolina and Clemson through meetings with selected classes, students and faculty groups.

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